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EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) Deadline is Looming

November 28, 2022 By Wim Nauwelaerts and Paul Greaves

Companies relying on the SCCs as a data transfer tool have less than a month to update their existing contracts (if they haven’t done so already).  WHAT HAPPENED? The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) allows companies that want to transfer personal data protected by the GDPR to third countries outside the EU/EEA to do […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, International, Privacy Tagged With: EU Data Protection, EU Regulation, European Union (EU), GDPR Implementation, International Data Transfers, Regulatory Enforcement

European Parliament Adopts “NIS2” Cybersecurity Directive

November 13, 2022 By Paul Greaves

On November 10, 2022, the European Parliament adopted a new cybersecurity directive (the “NIS2 Directive”), which is designed to replace and repeal the existing EU Directive on the Security of Network and Information Systems (Directive 2016/1148/EC) (the “NIS Directive”). The objective of the NIS2 Directive is to achieve a higher level of cybersecurity within the EU […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Breach, Data Protection, Data Security, Legislation Tagged With: cybersecurity, European Union (EU), NIS Directive, NIS2

Heavier Breach Notification Obligations for U.S. Companies Subject to the EU GDPR According to Proposed Regulatory Guidance from the EDPB

October 19, 2022 By Paul Greaves

On October 18, 2022, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) published a proposed updated version of its regulatory guidance on personal data breaches under the EU GDPR (the “Proposed Updated Guidance”). The Proposed Updated Guidance seeks to place heavier personal data breach notification obligations on controllers established in the U.S. (and other non-EU countries) but […]

Filed Under: Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Data Security, Privacy Tagged With: cybersecurity, Data Breach Notification, EU Data Protection, EU Privacy, EU Regulation, European Union (EU)

EU and U.S. Reach Agreement In Principle on a Replacement for the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield

March 25, 2022 By Paul Greaves and Wim Nauwelaerts

On March 25, 2022, the European Commission and the United States announced that they have reached an “agreement in principle” on a replacement for the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, which was invalidated by the Court of Justice of the European Union in 2020. The new framework will be designed to allow personal data to flow freely […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, Enforcement, GDPR, International, Regulation Tagged With: Cross-border, EU Data Protection, EU Privacy, EU Regulation, European Union (EU), International Data Transfers

Major Overhaul of EU Clinical Trial Rules Kicks In on 31 January 2022

January 28, 2022 By Wim Nauwelaerts

On 31 January 2022, the EU Clinical Trial Regulation (CTR) will come into application, almost 8 years after its adoption by the European Parliament and the Council of the EU. The CTR will radically change the regulatory framework for conducting clinical trials in the EU Member States as well as European Economic Area (EEA) countries […]

Filed Under: Data Protection, International, Privacy Tagged With: EU Data Protection, European Union (EU)

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